June 23, 2021

ONTARIO MOVING TO STAGE 2 JUNE 30, WITH 33 DELTA CASES IN REGION

SIMCOE-MUSKOKA — Reports late this afternoon say the province will move to Stage 2 of its Roadmap to Reopening on June 30.

Just in time for Canada Day.

This as Simcoe-Muskoka’s health unit reports 33 Delta cases today.

Meanwhile, a spike in COVID cases is being driven by inmates being transferred to the provincial jail in Penetanguishene.

Dr. Charles Gardner told media yesterday that the Central North Correctional Centre is seeing the effects of those moves.

This afternoon — among 9 new cases the health unit is reporting — 5 were at an outbreak in Penetanguishene.

The other 4 cases were in Barrie, Wasaga Beach and 2 in Ramara and were from last week.

No new cases were reported in Muskoka Wednesday by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), which said 5 were from yesterday.

The SMDHU also says 33 of the overall cases are of the delta variant of concern.

This morning the province and Public Health Ontario reported 2 cases in Simcoe.

Meanwhile, North Bay-Parry Sound saw a major jump to 23 from 4 yesterday.

Toronto fell to 57 from 123, along with York at 10 (37). Peel slipped up to 25 (20).

Porcupine had 1 case, down from 5 a day ago.

Ontario-wide there were 255 cases and 11 deaths.

HEALTH UNIT HIGHLIGHTS:

12,233 cases to date
9 new cases this week and 67 last week, which was 31% lower than the 97 cases the week of June 6
4 deaths in June, 19 in May, 25 in April, 12 in March
3,977 alpha variants, 164 gamma, 32 beta and 33 delta
669 cases have screened positive awaiting confirmation of variant
498,300+ vaccines have been administered in Simcoe Muskoka
385,450+ residents have received their first vaccine, which represents over 64% of the total population
74% of adults 18+ have had at least one dose of vaccine
54% of youth 12-17 also have had their first dose

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77 per cent of Indigenous residents have had a first vaccine and 50 per cent a second.
In Kashechewan there are now 87 cases and 215 recovered after a major outbreak this month.
Quebec reported 127 cases today and 3 deaths.

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